Ladies' Garden Club publication, 1976

Series — Box: 5, Folder: 24

Collection number: MSS 016.022

Scope and Contents

This copy is from the sixth edition of the publication, 1976. The original publication date is not provided. The newspaper clippings, photographs, and other items span the years, 1891-1966.

Dates

1976

Language of Materials

From the Collection:

English

Conditions Governing Access

This collection has no restrictions. This collection is open to the public. Library policy on photography and photocopying will apply. Advance notice may be required. Apply in the Heritage Room for access. The exception is the Order of the Eastern Star collection, the directories included in which list the personal addresses and phone numbers of members. These directories are not available to the public.

Biographical / Historical

Founded in 1891, the Ladies' Garden Club billed itself as nation's first garden club. The Garden Club of Georgia, founded in 1928 in Atlanta, led efforts to construct a memorial to the twelve original members of the Athens club. It would become the Founders Memorial Garden, completed in 1946.

Extent

.06 Linear Feet (One of seven folders in a full legal document box.)

Additional Description

Overview

Informational booklet about the Ladies' Garden Club of Athens, Georgia, the nation's first such organization.

Physical Location

31001005172698

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Unknown

Bibliography

Cothran, James R. "Garden Club of Georgia." New Georgia Encyclopedia, 2002. "About Us: History of the Garden Club of Georgia, Inc." The Garden Club of Georgia, Inc., https://gardenclub.uga.edu/history.html.